Window placement on the front of a farm house
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Comments (21)If that's to scale, there is no way that there can be even 6 feet of headroom in that loft unless that rendering is waaaay out of scale. And how do you get up there? Where will the stairs be? The bathroom door swing is impossible. The post is in a horrible place and would be completely unnecessary if engineered correctly (using the bedroom wall for support or a small wall at the kitchen cabinets, etc.). That house looks like a maximum security bunker with all those mimsy little windows with slits for the guards to look out of. Even on the north side of the house (which gets no sun), the windows are skimpy. That place will be a cave if you don't open it up a lot. Do you have a real view in any direction? Maximize it. Look at other houses, and look at house plans. There are basic, basic flaws in this layout. A small house needs to maximize space, and this doesn't do that. Your idea of "extreme temps" is skewed. Philadelphia has 10-20 (and lower) winters and 90-100 humid summers, and we use all the glass we want. You do not have extreme temps, by any stretch. Even my 100-year-old house has at least two 12-foot-square (or larger) windows on each exterior wall in each room on 3 floors. Don't be afraid of windows....See MoreWindow layout on new lake-front home
Comments (1)This is what architects are for. When you want a home tailored to the site, an architect and custom build to the lot is what you wanted and do not yet have. Take your spec plan to an architect and plan a lot visit on site with that professional.. The last thing you need is a community of window opinion, all of which affect interior elevations as well....See MoreWindow Treatment Bedroom (window placement)
Comments (13)I would switch the two dressers so the longer one is under the TV which you should lower some. Dress the two windows alike; completely cover them with lined drapes matched to the wall color and hung ceiling to floor. The windows don't look like they provide you with much light anyway and really need to be hidden. Then stand your floor mirror in the other corner. Move the slipper chair in the corner by the floor lamp. Remove the bench/luggage rack to another room....See MoreFarm house - floor and kitchen plans - you know you love this ;)
Comments (50)I think that this new layout give you some very custom features that would be unexpected in a modular home (things like that shelf that allows the inset fridge to make it look built in in the kitchen). I love the window placement in the rear of the house public spaces. I might consider moving the service / side door so that you are forced to go through the mudroom (encouraging a stop there...) and not necessarily having a straight shot out the hallway. Echo the concerns about the mudroom being too small, and passing through the mudroom to get to the laundry. HOWEVER - if there is a garage in the plan for the future - it would be an easy extension to convert a connector to a mudroom and then have the current combo room become all laundry (and separate the functions) Perhaps this was contemplated with the existing design, as I do see the "future garage" / driveway listed. There is really good privacy between the bedrooms here and good access to the full hall bath - I think that design element will really pay off for you in the long run. Looking good!...See MoreRaiKai
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